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36. The Pike Perch. Stizostedion canadense.

Grows to twelve inches in length. Color, grayish sand color with blackish dots and dotted stripes, and some irregular, spattered dots on fins.

The Pike Perch is found in Lake Champlain and waters north and west, and is caught with live bait and by bottom fishing.


37. The Wall-Eye. Stizostedion vitreum.

Length, from one to three feet. Similar to Stizostedion canadense except for five or six regular rows of dots on fins.

Lives in the waters farther west. Both the Pike Perch and the Wall-Eye are highly esteemed as foodfishes.

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